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I. H. A. BOUSFIELD.

SCALE.

APPLICATION mm JULY 12. 1918.

Patented July 13, 1920.

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SCALE.

APPUCATION FILED JULY 12, ms.

1 346,48 1 Pat ed July 13, 1920.

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J. H. A. BOUSFIELD.

SCALE.

APPLlCATION HLED JULY :2, 191a.

Patented July 13, 1920.

3 SHEET$-SHEET 3.

2Sh0 WIl in the drawings and referringffirst-to the general arrangement of parts, 1 desig- UNITED STATES I OFFICE.

JOHN H. A; BOUSEIELD, or sir. ionnsnuav, mamom'yassrsnoa T0 E. AND T. FAIRBANKS AND COMPANY, or sr; JonNsBUaY, VERMONT, A coaroanrr'oiv ;i I A 4 0F VERMONT. l

Specificaticn of Iie tters Paint.

Patented July 13, 1920.

.Application filed'l'uly 12, 1918. Serial. No. 244,536.

To all/whom it may concern: .Be it known that 1, JOHN H. A. BOUSFIELD, a citizen of the United States of America, re siding at St. Johnsbury, in the county of Caledonia and State of Vermont, have n vented certain new and useful Improvements in Scales, of which thefollowing 1s a specification, reference being had therein to the ac,- companying drawings; a ,i c q Thisinvention relates to s ales and refers more particularly to portable dial scales, although various features of the invgentlon are not necessarily'limited to the particular type of scale mentioned. 1 g One of the main objectsof, this invention is to provide an improved. compensating mechanism which will eliminate the possibility of a change in balance even though the scaleshouldbe placed out of level. i

The invention also resides in the means for preserving the 'sensitiveness ;of, the, scaleg, in the provision for preventingzexcess friction being produced on certainparts ofthe mech- 'anism when the scale is out of level; in the novelattachment oflthe auxiliary ,beam and tare beampa'nd in such-further featurespf construction and arra'n emen'ts and combinations of parts as ;wil more fullyflhereinafter appear. V

Inthedrawings: Q Figure l is awfront elevational view of a scale embodying my invention; I c

Fig. 2 is a frontelevational view, partly in section, of the upper part of a scale embodying my invention; i V.

Fig. -3 nis a cross-section on line 3-3 of Fi 2;

I ig. 4 is a rear elevational view of the parts shown in Fig. 1. w v y 1 Describing ,in detail [the construction nates the dial {of a scale, and 2 the indicator which is mounted on the revolving spindle 3 and is adapted to travel around the face of the dial to indicate the amount of weight placed on the scale, the indications being by the position-of the dial point 4 on the dial readings-5. =The weight placed on the platform 6' is applied through the main levers of i the scale and the rod 7 to the beam lever 8.

Thelast-mentioned lever is connected by a rod 9 and tape'lO to aneccentric 1'1 whichis :directly connected to a pendulum arm 12 ivotedat 13.. Connection between ulum arm and the beam. lever is thevtape 10 passing around a porh ch s the .pen m d by tion' of the circumference of the eccentric 11.

Suspended from the arm 12 is a rack- 14 .whicli engages a.pinion 15 on the shaft 3; A roller 23 serves to hold the rack in en gagement with the pinion {so that the-move mentvofthe beam-8caused by the load on the platform ,Wlll, through theband l0, eccentric 11, 111}, 1 12 and4 rack "and pinion, :be transnltted to theshaftfi so as to movethe indicater 2a,-prpportionate amount.

, A; Inscales, parlzicularlythose of the portable type, difliculty is encountered in maintaining the accuracy otthescalewhen it is placed out of level. 1T0 lproduce the necessary com .pensatlng efi'ect employ an auxiliary pendulum or arm =16 which is pivoted 'at 17 and 1 has its segmental end 18 connected by a tape 19 to the-segmenta'lt endi20orr the arm 12.

Since the 311118312 :and 16 extend inopposite d1rect1ons and are connectedas above described,- the gplacingofi the scale on an uneven floor onetherwise-outaof level will notafiect the scalevbalance. on .steadying the action .oflthe sca,le;thedash-poti21 is provided, this dash-pot being:iconnected by a rod 22 to the pendulum arm-'12.

;In additionito the compensating mechaii- I ism above described there is additional means provided for preventing undue friction between the rack 14 and the roller 23 or the pinion 15. ,Incase the scale was set considerable out of level there might be undue friction produced between the rack and the roll 23 owing to the rack falling, back and engaging with the roll; it-being understood that the function of the roll 23 is merely to prevent the rack fromgetting out of mesh with the gear. In case the scale is tipped too .far" out of vertical position, friction thus produced would tend to destroy the sensitivencss of the scale, and to overcome this objection a counter-balance weight 24 is attached to the yoke25, the connection of the rack to the main pendulum arm 12 being made by means of a pivot 26 passing through the oke 25. Therefore if the scale a is tipped to t e right of the vertical osition show n in Fig. 1, the weight 24will 0 set any tendency of the rack 14 to move back against the roller 23. 4

.In transportingthe scale from place to i place it is necessaryto provide means for preventing the delicate dial mechanism and the VLIIlOHS COHIIGCCIOHS from shaking out of place. For. tliis mi'pose an arrangement of parts is provided which will serve to lock the whole mechanism through a rod 27..

This rod at its lower end is connected to a locking bar 28 which is pivoted at 29 and in turn isconn'ected'to a link 30, which link in turn connects with a crank 31 operated from the rear of the scale by a lever 32 fixed to r the shaft 38 of the crank 31. 'At' its up r i as to bring the washer 34-against theu'p 'er edge ofthe auxiliary pendulum *16. Fu'rt ier downward movement of the bar 27 will draw the lower end 38 of the pendulum' down into engagement with the adjustable stop 39.

30' is a rod connected to the crank 31 and to :rfoot member (not shown) which is extensible below the scale platform to-liold the scale stationary when the indicating mechanism for the-scale is unlocked. 31 'is a longitudinally' movable spring pressedmember upon the lever 32 for holding the 'same'ln' its ad'usted positions.

incethe pendulum 16 is tied to the pendulum 12', both pendulums, the rack; the pointer and other movingparts will-all'be locked-in fixed position. After the scale-has been moved to its new position and is ready for use it is only necessary to rotatethe handle..32 in the opposite direction and return the'bar 27 and the washer 34 to the position shown in Fig. 2.

.l n order to give greater capacity to the scale beyond that of the dial there is=pref- -erably employed an auxiliary beam'40 an'd a tare beam 41. For mounting these partis'the following mechanism is employed so that there will be an equal pressure on each-side of the supporting her. In detail the aux- ;iliary beam and tare beam are attac'hedto -the main beam lever 8 by means of studs 42 which-pass through to the back side of'the scale and a supporting rod 43. which is used for carrying the balance weight 45. This weight 45 is arranged to apply equal pressure to each side of the main beam lever, while the supporting rod also forms a support for the balance ball 46 which is used for keeping the scale in balance. The supporting rod 43 is held by means oftwocastingsl? and 48 applied to the rod 43 and held in position b means of dowel pins 49. The ball 45 in addition to its function of counteracting the weight of the auxiliary and tare pin 50.

beams alpplied tothe front side'of the scale also serves to balance the weight of the platform, as the ball can-heel-idmlongwimmhm-izontal direction on thevrod 43 111161} it. reaches a proper balanced point. 7 V

Vhen this final position is determined it is then securely fastened by means of a taper Thus in setting up the scale the parts can be very accurately balanced and a'fter the prepenqpesitions are once determined can be securely set. Also in moving the scale from place to'place this balance is preserved byithe particular'loclring arrange ment described.

Ili'0rder to take care of*ine'qualities inthe Inanlrfaeture'the' stops 39 areprovided with a screw adjustment and =thearra-ngemen tof th'e'coilsprlng on the lockingbar orrod 27 iermits'bf a positive clamping movement.

Ioreover, in using thesc'ale itis-not'absolately necessaryto level it up asthecompeneating arran mentof the pendulum arms 12'andl6 an the arrangement of the'pen'dulu'm and eccentric will insure the balance of the scale and its proper operation even .5;

though it is'out of vertical-alin'ement.

What I'*cl'airn' a's'rny invention is 1: In a -seale' the combinationj with a leverfl-of a pendHluin arm, a 'conneotion therebetw een includi'ngan eccentric directly connected 'tothe' pendn'lnm ar-m, a tape ex- 'ten'din *arouiid 'aportiomof the circumferenee o the eccentric and connected'to. said lever; compensating means-for mai'ntainin the "scale inbalaneewhen the 'scale is placed out of levelysatid eompensatin -means-comprisin an oppositelyextendmg auxiliary pendu um arm-g and ampeconnection between sajd'penddlum arms. A

2. In a scale, the combination";with a lever, of a pendulum a:i:m ,aconnecti0nthere'bet'ween including an eccentric directly connected to the pendulum Larm, a dial having a rotatable indicator,- a' rack and pinion for actuating said indicator from said -a.rm, a roll for reventing the raclr from getting but of-mes withthe inion, and a' counterbalance for the rack or preventing ohange *in pressure oftherack and pinion and roll when the scale is plaoed'out of level. i 35in ascaleg the oombination'with a main pendulum arn!" actuated 'by' theload; of an auxiliary'pendulum arm anan-ged to be simnltaneously actuated in'the opposite direction by said mai'n pendulum 'airm so as to maintain the scale in balanoewhen laced out of levelg and a lock for said pen ulum arms comprising -a single locking bar engaginlg said auxiliary pendulumonly.

4. n a sealegthe combination with a main pendulum arm actuated bythe load, of an auxiliary pendulum arm arranged to be simultaneously actuated in the opposite di- 'rection so as tomaintain the: scale'iri bal- 'ance whenpla-ced out of level, a lock for said scale comprising a locking bar engaging said auxiliary pendulum, and an adjustable stop against which the auxiliary pendulum arm is brought in the locking position of said locking bar.

5. In a scale, the combination with a main pendulum arm actuated by the load, of an auxiliary pendulum arm arranged to be simultaneously actuated in the opposite direction so as to maintain the scale in balance when placed out of level, and a looking bar operable from the exterior of the scale, said locking bar having a Washer sleeved thereon and a spring compressed by the washer when the locking bar is adjusted. to draw the latter into engagement with the auxiliary pendulum arm.

(3. In a scale, the combination with a beam lever, a pendulum arm and a direct connection therebetween including an eccentric directly connected to the pendulum arm, a tape extending around a portion of the cir cumference of? the eccentric and connected to said lever, an indicator, a rack for actuating said indicator suspended from the pendulum arm, an auxiliary pendulum arm connected to the first-mentioned pendulum arm, and a locking member for locking the auxiliary pendulum arm and thereby locking each of said scale parts.

4. In a scale, the combination with a lever, of a pendulum arm connected thereto, a dial having a rotatable indicator, a rack and pinion for actuating said indicator from said arm, a roll for preventing the rack from getting out of mesh with the pinion, and a counter-balance for the rack for preventing change in the pressure of the rack and pinion and roll when the scale is placed out of level.

8. In a scale, the combination with a beam lever, of an auxiliary beam and tare beam connected to said beam lever at one side thereof, a supporting rod connected to said beam lever at the opposite side thereof, a balance weightupon said supporting rod arranged to apply an equal pressure to each side of said beam lever, and a second balance Weight slidably engaging said supporting rod for maintaining the scale in balance.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

JOHN H. A. BOUSFIELD.

Vitnesses:

THEODORA PUFFER, G. A. BATSON. 

